During the first quarter of 2023, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) was 18 thousand 636 million dollars, an amount 48% higher than the first quarter compared to the year 2022, which registered 12 thousand 553 million dollars, reported the Ministry of Economy.

Of the FDI reported, 90% corresponds to profits that did not return to their country of origin; 5% to new investments in Mexico and the other 5% to loans and payments between companies of the same corporate group.

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During 2023, the FDI registered in Mexico endorsed the United States as its main trading partner, followed by Spain, Argentina, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan and Brazil.

67% of FDI in the first quarter of this year is located in five states: Mexico City (7 thousand 039 million dollars), Nuevo León (2,332 million dollars), Jalisco (1 thousand 179 million dollars), Puebla (920 million dolar) y Estado de México (892 million dollars).

Also in the top 10 are Veracruz (831 million dollars), Baja California (785 million dollars), Chihuahua (562 million dollars), Guanajuato (492 million dollars) and Sonora (387 million dollars).

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On the other hand, the Ministry of Economy reported that 53% of FDI corresponds to the manufacturing sector. Transportation equipment, the chemical industry, the food industry, computer equipment, electric power generation equipment, metals, the beverage and tobacco industry stand out.

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